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Flowery Friday.

This week in my garden: one little clump of my brand spanking new late tulips (Tulipa tarda) bloomed! (The other clump was first dug into by squirrels, then chewed on by jackrabbits – at least no one went hungry. Sure happy I could provide). This is my first time growing these and they’re such a delight.

Do you grow tulips? What are your favourite cultivars, colours, etc.? Please feel free to link up to any blog post you’ve written about them – I know I’ve seen some pretty spectacular tulip photos on some blogs recently! Do share!

I hope you have a wonderful weekend! What are your plans, gardening or otherwise?

I grew tulips in my previous garden, and hope to again in my next one (assuming it doesn’t have a major rabbit problem). My favorites have always been the ones with any sort of ‘flame’ or other contrasting color patterning, rather than the solid colors — although I’ve grown those occasionally as well, usually in a color to coordinate with the others. 🙂

Absolutely beautiful Sheryl. I need to try some different kinds. Mine are just the standard ones. I don’t go for digging anything out and replanting in the fall. If they have a home in that patch of soil…they stay there year round.

I’ve planted a lot of tulips and lost a lot of tulips…unfortunately they don’t naturalize either. And I gave up on crocuses long ago, they are the perfect squirrel food. However, I do have quite a selection of reliable daffodils!

It feels like we have a plague of jackrabbits and squirrels, so over the years, I’ve just resigned myself to the fact that I’m going to lose a percentage of what I plant. Then I get extra excited if something actually survives and blooms, LOL!

I wish we could swap weather sometimes! We finally had a day of rain, and it has greened everything up overnight. We were pretty desperate for some moisture. Sure hope this weekend is nice and sunny for you! 🙂

What an incredible garden – your photos are absolutely gorgeous! It must be quite breathtaking to see in person – so many beautiful colours and cultivars. And the Beatrix glasshouse with all of its orchids sounds amazing as well. Thanks so much for sharing!